The business, which is based in Newton Abbot, Devon, purchased its new pair of Sprinter 313 CDIs from Exeter Dealer City West Commercials, with funding support from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. The new model claims fuel efficiency improvements of 7% over the outgoing Sprinter, and boasts a host of new features including Crosswind Assist, which detects […]
The contract includes planned maintenance, breakdown, operational and accident repairs as well as the provision of fleet intelligence. Key elements of the support will be to improve reliability, optimise availability and minimise cost. The solution, which has been carefully tailored to the specific needs of Asda Home Shopping, encompasses a number of key innovations designed to add significant operational benefits to the fleet. […]
Under the new appointments, Rob Corbett becomes operations manager and Johnathon Mathers joins as sales executive. The company said the experience and ability of the two new recruits would allow it to build on its success and expand its customer base in the SME marketplace. It now has over 985 business customers running around 14,000 […]
Katie Hayes, Stuart Haycock and Janice Cadden join Lex Autolease’s Senior Operating Committee, which provides Strategic Management for the business. The appointments strengthen the executive leadership of the business and are an integral part of the business’ growth strategy to increase the size of its fleet by an additional 100,000 vehicles in the next five […]
Announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, the Go Ultra Low scheme will see the Government highlight the benefits of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs), look to introduce EVs into Government fleets and boost the number of charging points for electric cars. BVRLA chief executive Gerry Keaney said: ‘It’s encouraging to see the government joining […]
The proposed ban outlined in the TfL Safer Lorry Scheme document states that every vehicle in London over 3.5 tonnes must be fitted with sideguards and that it will require them to be fitted with mirrors which will be enforced by CCTV cameras and on-street checks, subject to approval by the Department for Transport. The […]
The proposed ban outlined in the TfL document states that every vehicle in London over 3.5 tonnes must be fitted with sideguards and that it will require them to be fitted with mirrors which will be enforced by CCTV cameras and on-street checks, subject to approval by the Department for Transport. The proposed scheme includes […]
Dubbed Go Ultra Low, the 12-month campaign will see £9.3m of funding used to create hundreds more charging points across the country, including 140 new rapid chargepoints which can charge an electric car in less than half an hour. The funding will come from the £37m for electric vehicle infrastructure announced in July 2013 and […]
Under the Red Tape Challenge, the Government has established an industry working group involving the Department and its agencies, trade bodies and trades unions which agreed for the need to produce simplified guidance in the complex area of the interactions between Drivers hours regulations and the working Time Directive. James Firth, FTA head of road […]
The firm is to take delivery of up to 1,000 Transit Connect and Transit Custom models a year and will receive its first 100 new Fords this month. Gloucester-based Mears Group expanded its fleet last year and now manages 4,300 vans and 700 cars nationwide. Asset manager Jo Hammonds said: ‘The new Ford Transit Connect’s […]
Under the changes, which are being delivered under the Government’s Red Tape Challenge and follow recommendations from the BVRLA, fleets will be able to request electronic vehicle registration documents from 2015 when they need them, removing the administrative burden of needing to store paper copies. This will applies to over two million fleet vehicles and […]
Roads Minister Stephen Hammond said that the user-friendly guide for professional drivers would be developed to increase clarity and understanding on drivers' hours and working time rules, particularly about when a driver needs to take a break. In addition the frequency with which digital drivers' hours records must be downloaded from tachographs will be relaxed. […]
